One day before his fatal shooting in what police called a “targeted incident,” Laney College athletic director John Beam stood in a community forum and said he was worried about safety on campus.

Beam, 66, raised concerns specifically about security at the Laney College field house, citing a nearby fire and a previous break-in. He made the comments Wednesday at a “Taco ’Bout Safety” event on campus. He was shot in the field house Thursday, and police announced his death Friday.

Beam said at the event Wednesday that he felt the campus was less safe after the 2020 termination of a contract with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office that provided armed deputies to protect the school. In June, the Peralta Community College District switched its security contractors and assigned unarmed guards from Diligence Security Group to guard Laney College.

Pridgen said last September at a Peralta Board of Trustees meeting(opens in new tab) that dispatchers would deploy unarmed officers without the power to arrest to decrease the likelihood of a violent interaction. According to the district’s contract with Diligence, 86% of the security staff assigned to Laney College are unarmed “safety ambassadors.”

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86% of the security staff assigned to Laney College are unarmed “safety ambassadors.”

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libs? Mamdani fans?

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